| No of PDH hours required |
30 PDH |
| Renewal period |
March 31st and September 30th based on the year of initial licensure |
| Provider approval |
The Board does not pre-approve course providers or specific courses. |
| Course content approval |
Starting January 1, 2017, every professional engineer, including those listed in two or more disciplines, is required to earn 30 PDHs in engineering-related acceptable activities.
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Every professional engineer, including those listed in two or more disciplines, is required to earn 15 PDHs per calendar year in engineering related acceptable activities.
- Professional engineers may not earn more than 8 PDHs within a single calendar day.
- At least one of the PDHs shall be earned in professional ethics.
- At least eight of the PDHs shall be earned in Life Safety Code, building codes and/or Americans with Disabilities Act Accessibility Guidelines by every professional engineer who designs buildings and/or building systems in Louisiana during such period.
- At least four of the PDHs per calendar year shall be earned in Life Safety Code, building codes and/or Americans with Disabilities Act Accessibility Guidelines by every professional engineer who designs buildings and/or building systems in Louisiana during such calendar year.
- Every professional land surveyor is required to earn 15 PDHs in land surveying related acceptable activities
- At least one of the PDHs per calendar year shall be earned in professional ethics. Professional ethics concerns the standard of professional conduct and responsibility required of a professional land surveyor.
- At least two of the PDHs shall be earned in the standards of practice for boundary surveys in Louisiana.
- At least one of the PDHs per calendar year shall be earned in the standards of practice for boundary surveys in Louisiana.
For Dual Licensees
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Every dual licensee is required to earn 30 PDHs; however, at least one-third of the PDHs shall be earned separately for each profession.
- Each dual licensee is required to earn 15 PDHs per calendar year; however, at least one-third of the PDHs for each calendar year shall be earned separately for each profession.
- At least one of the PDHs per calendar year shall be earned in professional ethics. Professional ethics concerns the standard of professional conduct and responsibility required of a professional engineer and/or professional land surveyor.
- At least two of the PDHs shall be earned in the standards of practice for boundary surveys in Louisiana.
- At least one of the PDHs per calendar year shall be earned in the standards of practice for boundary surveys in Louisiana.
- At least eight of the PDHs shall be earned in Life Safety Code, building codes and/or Americans with Disabilities Act Accessibility Guidelines by every professional engineer who designs buildings and/or building systems in Louisiana during such period.
- At least four of the PDHs per calendar year shall be earned in Life Safety Code, building codes and/or Americans with Disabilities Act Accessibility Guidelines by every professional engineer who designs buildings and/or building systems in Louisiana during such calendar year.
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| No of PDH hours carry over next year |
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Up to a maximum of 15 PDHs may be carried forward into the subsequent biennial licensure renewal period.
- Up to a maximum of 7 PDHs may be carried forward into the subsequent calendar year.
- Excess PDHs may include, without limitation, those earned in professional ethics, the standards of practice for boundary surveys in Louisiana, Life Safety Code, building codes and/or Americans with Disabilities Act Accessibility Guidelines.
- Licensees will be required to verify compliance with these CPD requirements at the end of each of their biennial licensure renewal periods.
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| Online courses |
Accepted, there is no limit on the number of online courses taken. |
